A former certified nursing assistant on Thursday pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges involving patients at at Broomfield Skilled Nursing.

Antonio Nieto, 41, pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault on an at-risk adult, four counts of sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact of an at-risk adult. The cases involve three victims who were patients at Broomfield Skilled Nursing during Nieto's employment at the facility.

The victims were 59, 73 and 93. The first two victims to come forward, the 59-year-old and 73-year-old, reported Nieto sexually assaulted them while he was assigned to their care.

The first assault was reported to nursing home staff in July, but Nieto was allowed to continue working at the facility after an internal investigation determined the incident was "unfounded," according to an arrest affidavit.

The nursing home contacted police once the second victim came forward on Aug. 14, the affidavit states, and Nieto was arrested.

Nieto had been employed by the facility since January, and was actively working there when he was arrested, according to the affidavit.

A third victim, a 93-year-old patient, was added to the case after Nieto was arrested.

Nieto is not currently employed, according to his lawyer, Jeffrey Weeden.

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District Court Judge Patrick Murphy ordered Nieto to inform potential employers of the charges against him when he applies for jobs.

Nieto will appear in court again on Feb. 28. His trial, expected to take a week, will begin on April 7.

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